Float Fishing Benefits for Beginning Anglers Some beginner fly fishermen are hesitant to book a guided float trip thinking their lack of fly fishing experience may be a problem. As a professional fly fishing guide for the last twenty years that did both wade trips and float trips, the subject […]
Fly fishing the life cycle of the caddis hatch begins by realizing that the most important food source in western rivers is the caddis fly. They are a year-round food source with populations higher than mayflies and stoneflies in most streams. This includes the Eagle River and Roaring Fork River, […]
The month of May and June can be a challenging time for anglers. High winds, drastic temperature variances, and high water caused by sudden snow melt all combine to make fishing with a fly rod harder and more unpredictable. These tough conditions cause many fishermen put their rods away for […]
*Please note these products may longer be available to purchase on the website* A cursory glance at the new Tacky Fly Box from Tacky Fly Fishing may leave you with the impression that it is just like any other foam slit fly box on the market today. Look closer though, […]
At Vail Valley Anglers, we are fortunate enough to have access to several rivers which provide fairly predictable insect emergences each summer. While the timing and intensity of these hatches may vary from year to year, each one brings it own unique fly fishing challenges and rewards. Now is the […]
Wading Safely: Local rivers are running high this summer and wading safely is crucial to avoid dangerous situations. Fly fishing is not usually considered a dangerous sport. The truth is, however, that any activity that takes place in or around water automatically has the potential for inherently risky situations. Moving […]
One of the most famed hatches in the entire world happens each year in early June just a short distance from the doors of Vail Valley Anglers on the upper Colorado River. Unfortunately with this year’s huge flows, we won’t see much action during this hatch. But this season, for […]
The Lower Blue River stretches approximately 15 miles across Summit and Grand Counties from Green Mountain Reservoir to its confluence with the Colorado River. The river corridor supports a great diversity of natural resources, including wildlife like elk, white tail deer, mule deer, moose, bear, mountain lion, bobcat, river otter, […]
The Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch has arrived in Colorado and fly fishing on the Eagle, Roaring Fork and Arkansas Rivers is all about this bug right now. After a long winter of eating tiny midges and mayflies, in late April and through May another, larger aquatic insect becomes an important […]
Every year, when the Vail, Colorado ski areas close in the springtime, our local fly fisherman search for a fly fishing destination within a day’s drive to wet their line for a few days. One of my favorite April and May destinations for the past 30 years has been Wyoming’s […]
Where do you find good public fly fishing in the Vail Valley when waters in local rivers run high? If you do not want to drive more than 20 minutes try out a few of the following Vail Valley high water hot spots. Black Lakes Atop of Vail Pass sits […]
The Delaney Butte lakes, near Walden, Colorado offer anglers fantastic spring fly fishing. Fly fisherman who visit the three Delaney Butte Lakes can fish a chironomid midge hatch that is so thick you can hear them buzzing as they swarm on shore. The best time to fish these three north […]
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